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| Born | (1957-07-26)July 26, 1957 (age 68) |
| Education | University of Toronto (BA) University of British Columbia (MFA) |
| Occupation(s) | Writer,producer |
Hart Hanson (born July 26, 1957) is anAmerican-born television writer and producer, as well as an author. He is best known as the creator, executive producer, and writer of the TV seriesBones.
Hanson's family moved toCanada when he was a child. He received a BA from theUniversity of Toronto and aMFA from theUniversity of British Columbia, where he taught briefly. Hanson moved into Canadian television in the early 1990s, writing on a variety of dramas, includingNeon Rider,The Odyssey, andTraders. He jumped to American productions later that decade, working onThe Outer Limits andStargate SG-1, among others.
Bones was developed during the latter part of the pitching season of 2004 when 20th Century Fox approached Hanson. Hanson was asked to meet Barry Josephson, who had purchased the rights to produce a documentary onforensic anthropologistKathy Reichs. Hanson later also created and wrote its spinoff,The Finder.[1]
In February 2013,Entertainment Weekly reported that Hanson would be writing about an "overweight, offensive cop" onFOX's television show,Backstrom.[2]
Hanson wroteThe Driver, a novel released by Dutton on August 8, 2017, and named byThe New York Times as one of the best crime novels of 2017. It centers on limousine driver and war veteran Michael Skellig, who protects a sports mogul from assassins.[3]
In 2019, Hanson joined a host of other writers in firing their agents as part of theWriters Guild of America's stand against theAssociation of Talent Agents and the practice ofpackaging.[4]
He considers himself a lapsedCatholic.[5]
Hanson has won fourGemini Awards. He was awardedAustin Film Festival's Outstanding Television Award in 2011.[citation needed]
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